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The buttered cat paradox, submitted by artist John Frazee of Kingston, New York, won a 1993 Omni magazine competition about paradoxes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The basic premise, stating the conditions of the cat and bread and posed as a question, was presented in a routine by comic and juggler Michael Davis , appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny ...
The buttered toast phenomenon is an observation that buttered toast tends to land butter-side down after it falls. It is used as an idiom representing pessimistic outlooks. [ 1 ] Various people have attempted to determine whether there is an actual tendency for bread to fall in this fashion, with varying results.
The Buttered Cat Paradox piques our interest with an odd mental image of a buttered bread, its golden side shining, perched on a cat’s nimble back. This amusing conjecture raises an intriguing question: when this cat performer jumps, will it land quickly or will it turn the toast butter side down to defy gravity?
Buttered cat paradox: Humorous example of a paradox from contradicting proverbs. Intentionally blank page: Many documents contain pages on which the text "This page intentionally left blank" is printed, thereby making the page not blank. Metabasis paradox: Conflicting definitions of what is the best kind of tragedy in Aristotle's Poetics.
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It might seem like the internet loves crazy cats and funny dogs equally, but there actually is a clear preference. Research by the popular site Cheezburger in 2013 found that more folks made memes ...
1 "and butter-side-down on the floor in 81% of cases" 2 comments. 2 Origins, revisited. 4 comments. 3 Recent edits. ... Talk: Buttered cat paradox/Archive 2. Add ...
Jason, the guy who asked Cady if her muffin was buttered in 'Mean Girls,' is super grown up now. Casey Waslasky. Updated October 3, 2016 at 10:23 AM. Top 10 Greatest Teen Movies